All purpose Brayden Schenn thread

I see we didn't have one for him so I might as well make one. He looked pretty good last night in his first game back from his injury last night. He still gets pushed off the puck kind of easily though.

I still can't get a handle on what kind of player he is. I remember the Richards comparisons on draft day, but that didn't make sense then and doesn't make sense now. Schenn seems to have more offensive skill and considerably less defensive capability / grit. I'm not saying that's a bad thing by any stretch, but it does seem to render the comparison problematic.

For those of you who have seen more of him than me (which is basically last year's WJC and his limited action in the preseason / season with the Flyers), which current NHL player would you say his style of play resembles most closely?

I still can't get a handle on what kind of player he is. I remember the Richards comparisons on draft day, but that didn't make sense then and doesn't make sense now. Schenn seems to have more offensive skill and considerably less defensive capability / grit. I'm not saying that's a bad thing by any stretch, but it does seem to render the comparison problematic.

For those of you who have seen more of him than me (which is basically last year's WJC and his limited action in the preseason / season with the Flyers), which current NHL player would you say his style of play resembles most closely?

His body type and mannerisms are very Richie like, but I think that's where the comparisons end. He plays more like Toews, minus the Christ like defensive ability.

It was something most scouts used to point out, and he even mentions he needs to improve his speed here. However, from last night it looks like he's doing quite fine.

Yeah, I'll be honest, I only really started following him since we acquired him and he looked fast @ the WJC and he was fast in the preseason and fast in the Phantoms games I've seen, so I never really thought twice about it...

I mean you can pretty clearly see Couturier still needs to work on the speed/acceleration, but Schenn looks pretty darn fast.

I knew he didn't shy away from contact and threw his weight around a bit, but he threw some biiiiiig hits last night, and for that alone I was pleasantly surprised. Other than that, I thought he had a very solid game.

and does and will do so. its just something thats taught in saskatchewan. all the way from bantam, and up. playing in the dub, is a pretty tough league. don't worry #17, will improve his skating. happy with both these young guys.

This kid looked great this road trip, im excited to see where he goes. His offensive ability is impressive and his hits are a thing of glory, it could be fun putting him and rinaldo together just to see what happens. I want to see him on the PP not on Point though. Who were his linemates?

This kid looked great this road trip, im excited to see where he goes. His offensive ability is impressive and his hits are a thing of glory, it could be fun putting him and rinaldo together just to see what happens. I want to see him on the PP not on Point though. Who were his linemates?

I believe his linemates were Talbot and Simmonds and they were actually very good at creating chances last night. I just think one thing Schenn needs to work on is the fact that he's not able to skate around players like he probably did when he was younger. A couple times last night he tried to weave through the whole team and he just turned the puck over.

Personally, I think he'll end up being most like Keith Primeau. He'll get better defensively, he'll hit, and he has the body to play a physical game like Keith did. Like Keith, I think Schenn will have more offensive abilitiy than we'll see on a nightly basis because he's asked to take on a more defnsive role for the betterment of the team much like what happened to Primeau and Richards. I think that the Richards comparisons would have been accurate IF Mike had the size that Schenn posesses (Richards actually is a bit too small to play the physical game he WANTS to play as was evident by him constantly playing with injuries here in Philly, his body just couldn't sustain the physical beating he was putting it through and hence why we saw a drop off in his hitting his last year or 2 here).

Schenn has DEFINITELY shown that he has skill in the games he's played for us. He's still young and has a lot to learn and to grow into but in the end, he'll be a real gem for us and there is a good chance he ends up a better player than Mike Richards. He's not there yet and he certainly has a LONG way to go but he definitely has the skill and potential to do so.